James was the son of Sarah Kirkendall (Kuykendall) and Louis Contine.
He married Ida May Guthrie. She preceded him in death.
Detailed Bio by David Roach:
In 1869 in Austin Texas, a very young Sarah Kuykendall (b. 1856 in Arkansas) married a man named Louis Contine(b. 1840 in France). They had a son named James Robert Contine born January 1871 in Austin, Texas. At some point, Louis abandoned his young wife and baby riding off on a horse. Sarah met a young widower by the name of Granville Perry Parker and were married in February 1875 in Austin, TX. George Parker was born the next year and his older half brother James Robert used the last name Parker. Sarah and Granville had another boy who they named Granville William in 1881 and around that time they relocated to Burleson County Texas. In 1884, they had fraternal twins Mollie and Richard. Unfortunately, Sarah grew sick and died in 1885 at the age of 29. Granville remarried yet again in 1888 to Jane Pickens who raised the toddler twins, Granville junior, George, and James Robert as her own. James Robert who was now a young man moved out and decided to go by the last name of Contine. He met miss Ida May Guthrie, and they married in 1890 in Williamson County, Texas. They had four children: Minnie(b. 1897), Mattie(b. 1901), Vivian(b. 1905), and Clarence(b. 1908). Mattie Contine was born in 1901 in Handley Texas in Tarrant County. The Contines moved to Hollis, Oklahoma sometime around 1910 and then again to Field, New Mexico in Curry County in the next decade. Mattie met Delcia Manus Roach in New Mexico and they had several children: Carl(b. 1919), James(b. 1921), Cecil(b. 1923), Frances(b. 1926), Fannie(b. 1930), Melba(b. 1932), CL(b. 1935), and Ima(b. 1937).
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Addendum:
Excerpt from Because They Lived, We Live, by David Unfred
...The task of “connecting-the-dots” requires imagination, coupled with rules of logic, and follows proven methods used by genealogists. One frequently used rule of logic is Occam’s Razor. This rule states that when choosing from among competing, equal hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected. For example, Grandmother Mattie Lee (Contine) Roach’s grandmother, Sarah (Kuykendall) Contine, was born in Arkansas, but married and died in Texas at age 29. There are three (known) records for Sarah: birth, marriage, death. Family stories passed along are helpful in filling the gaps, but gaps remain. How did thirteen year old Sarah arrive in Austin, when after her mother died, her father remained in Arkansas with his new wife? To provide an answer to this undocumented, untold story, we form logic hypotheses according to Occam’s razor. We notice that the oldest children, Sarah and her sister Margaret, were not part of their father’s family at the 1870 census date. We could imagine all sorts of scenarios. A simple explanation is that Sarah went to another family member who immigrated to Texas soon after the Civil War. Researching the resources on the Ancestery.com website, we find a document that indicates that Sarah’s uncle, her father’s older brother, had married in Texas, and had in-laws in Texas after the war. So we connect-the-dots. Teenage Sarah was taken in by her uncle’s family, and journeyed to Texas. If new evidence comes to light, Sarah’s narrative could change, but for now this solution is a reasonable addition to family lore....
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He married Ida May Guthrie. She preceded him in death.
Detailed Bio by David Roach:
In 1869 in Austin Texas, a very young Sarah Kuykendall (b. 1856 in Arkansas) married a man named Louis Contine(b. 1840 in France). They had a son named James Robert Contine born January 1871 in Austin, Texas. At some point, Louis abandoned his young wife and baby riding off on a horse. Sarah met a young widower by the name of Granville Perry Parker and were married in February 1875 in Austin, TX. George Parker was born the next year and his older half brother James Robert used the last name Parker. Sarah and Granville had another boy who they named Granville William in 1881 and around that time they relocated to Burleson County Texas. In 1884, they had fraternal twins Mollie and Richard. Unfortunately, Sarah grew sick and died in 1885 at the age of 29. Granville remarried yet again in 1888 to Jane Pickens who raised the toddler twins, Granville junior, George, and James Robert as her own. James Robert who was now a young man moved out and decided to go by the last name of Contine. He met miss Ida May Guthrie, and they married in 1890 in Williamson County, Texas. They had four children: Minnie(b. 1897), Mattie(b. 1901), Vivian(b. 1905), and Clarence(b. 1908). Mattie Contine was born in 1901 in Handley Texas in Tarrant County. The Contines moved to Hollis, Oklahoma sometime around 1910 and then again to Field, New Mexico in Curry County in the next decade. Mattie met Delcia Manus Roach in New Mexico and they had several children: Carl(b. 1919), James(b. 1921), Cecil(b. 1923), Frances(b. 1926), Fannie(b. 1930), Melba(b. 1932), CL(b. 1935), and Ima(b. 1937).
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Addendum:
Excerpt from Because They Lived, We Live, by David Unfred
...The task of “connecting-the-dots” requires imagination, coupled with rules of logic, and follows proven methods used by genealogists. One frequently used rule of logic is Occam’s Razor. This rule states that when choosing from among competing, equal hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected. For example, Grandmother Mattie Lee (Contine) Roach’s grandmother, Sarah (Kuykendall) Contine, was born in Arkansas, but married and died in Texas at age 29. There are three (known) records for Sarah: birth, marriage, death. Family stories passed along are helpful in filling the gaps, but gaps remain. How did thirteen year old Sarah arrive in Austin, when after her mother died, her father remained in Arkansas with his new wife? To provide an answer to this undocumented, untold story, we form logic hypotheses according to Occam’s razor. We notice that the oldest children, Sarah and her sister Margaret, were not part of their father’s family at the 1870 census date. We could imagine all sorts of scenarios. A simple explanation is that Sarah went to another family member who immigrated to Texas soon after the Civil War. Researching the resources on the Ancestery.com website, we find a document that indicates that Sarah’s uncle, her father’s older brother, had married in Texas, and had in-laws in Texas after the war. So we connect-the-dots. Teenage Sarah was taken in by her uncle’s family, and journeyed to Texas. If new evidence comes to light, Sarah’s narrative could change, but for now this solution is a reasonable addition to family lore....
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Any additions to his story? Hit edit and send me your corrections and addendums.
James was the son of Sarah Kirkendall (Kuykendall) and Louis Contine.
He married Ida May Guthrie. She preceded him in death.
Detailed Bio by David Roach:
In 1869 in Austin Texas, a very young Sarah Kuykendall (b. 1856 in Arkansas) married a man named Louis Contine(b. 1840 in France). They had a son named James Robert Contine born January 1871 in Austin, Texas. At some point, Louis abandoned his young wife and baby riding off on a horse. Sarah met a young widower by the name of Granville Perry Parker and were married in February 1875 in Austin, TX. George Parker was born the next year and his older half brother James Robert used the last name Parker. Sarah and Granville had another boy who they named Granville William in 1881 and around that time they relocated to Burleson County Texas. In 1884, they had fraternal twins Mollie and Richard. Unfortunately, Sarah grew sick and died in 1885 at the age of 29. Granville remarried yet again in 1888 to Jane Pickens who raised the toddler twins, Granville junior, George, and James Robert as her own. James Robert who was now a young man moved out and decided to go by the last name of Contine. He met miss Ida May Guthrie, and they married in 1890 in Williamson County, Texas. They had four children: Minnie(b. 1897), Mattie(b. 1901), Vivian(b. 1905), and Clarence(b. 1908). Mattie Contine was born in 1901 in Handley Texas in Tarrant County. The Contines moved to Hollis, Oklahoma sometime around 1910 and then again to Field, New Mexico in Curry County in the next decade. Mattie met Delcia Manus Roach in New Mexico and they had several children: Carl(b. 1919), James(b. 1921), Cecil(b. 1923), Frances(b. 1926), Fannie(b. 1930), Melba(b. 1932), CL(b. 1935), and Ima(b. 1937).
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Addendum:
Excerpt from Because They Lived, We Live, by David Unfred
...The task of “connecting-the-dots” requires imagination, coupled with rules of logic, and follows proven methods used by genealogists. One frequently used rule of logic is Occam’s Razor. This rule states that when choosing from among competing, equal hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected. For example, Grandmother Mattie Lee (Contine) Roach’s grandmother, Sarah (Kuykendall) Contine, was born in Arkansas, but married and died in Texas at age 29. There are three (known) records for Sarah: birth, marriage, death. Family stories passed along are helpful in filling the gaps, but gaps remain. How did thirteen year old Sarah arrive in Austin, when after her mother died, her father remained in Arkansas with his new wife? To provide an answer to this undocumented, untold story, we form logic hypotheses according to Occam’s razor. We notice that the oldest children, Sarah and her sister Margaret, were not part of their father’s family at the 1870 census date. We could imagine all sorts of scenarios. A simple explanation is that Sarah went to another family member who immigrated to Texas soon after the Civil War. Researching the resources on the Ancestery.com website, we find a document that indicates that Sarah’s uncle, her father’s older brother, had married in Texas, and had in-laws in Texas after the war. So we connect-the-dots. Teenage Sarah was taken in by her uncle’s family, and journeyed to Texas. If new evidence comes to light, Sarah’s narrative could change, but for now this solution is a reasonable addition to family lore....
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Any additions to his story? Hit edit and send me your corrections and addendums.
He married Ida May Guthrie. She preceded him in death.
Detailed Bio by David Roach:
In 1869 in Austin Texas, a very young Sarah Kuykendall (b. 1856 in Arkansas) married a man named Louis Contine(b. 1840 in France). They had a son named James Robert Contine born January 1871 in Austin, Texas. At some point, Louis abandoned his young wife and baby riding off on a horse. Sarah met a young widower by the name of Granville Perry Parker and were married in February 1875 in Austin, TX. George Parker was born the next year and his older half brother James Robert used the last name Parker. Sarah and Granville had another boy who they named Granville William in 1881 and around that time they relocated to Burleson County Texas. In 1884, they had fraternal twins Mollie and Richard. Unfortunately, Sarah grew sick and died in 1885 at the age of 29. Granville remarried yet again in 1888 to Jane Pickens who raised the toddler twins, Granville junior, George, and James Robert as her own. James Robert who was now a young man moved out and decided to go by the last name of Contine. He met miss Ida May Guthrie, and they married in 1890 in Williamson County, Texas. They had four children: Minnie(b. 1897), Mattie(b. 1901), Vivian(b. 1905), and Clarence(b. 1908). Mattie Contine was born in 1901 in Handley Texas in Tarrant County. The Contines moved to Hollis, Oklahoma sometime around 1910 and then again to Field, New Mexico in Curry County in the next decade. Mattie met Delcia Manus Roach in New Mexico and they had several children: Carl(b. 1919), James(b. 1921), Cecil(b. 1923), Frances(b. 1926), Fannie(b. 1930), Melba(b. 1932), CL(b. 1935), and Ima(b. 1937).
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Addendum:
Excerpt from Because They Lived, We Live, by David Unfred
...The task of “connecting-the-dots” requires imagination, coupled with rules of logic, and follows proven methods used by genealogists. One frequently used rule of logic is Occam’s Razor. This rule states that when choosing from among competing, equal hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected. For example, Grandmother Mattie Lee (Contine) Roach’s grandmother, Sarah (Kuykendall) Contine, was born in Arkansas, but married and died in Texas at age 29. There are three (known) records for Sarah: birth, marriage, death. Family stories passed along are helpful in filling the gaps, but gaps remain. How did thirteen year old Sarah arrive in Austin, when after her mother died, her father remained in Arkansas with his new wife? To provide an answer to this undocumented, untold story, we form logic hypotheses according to Occam’s razor. We notice that the oldest children, Sarah and her sister Margaret, were not part of their father’s family at the 1870 census date. We could imagine all sorts of scenarios. A simple explanation is that Sarah went to another family member who immigrated to Texas soon after the Civil War. Researching the resources on the Ancestery.com website, we find a document that indicates that Sarah’s uncle, her father’s older brother, had married in Texas, and had in-laws in Texas after the war. So we connect-the-dots. Teenage Sarah was taken in by her uncle’s family, and journeyed to Texas. If new evidence comes to light, Sarah’s narrative could change, but for now this solution is a reasonable addition to family lore....
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Any additions to his story? Hit edit and send me your corrections and addendums.
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